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To: Joseph Beltran who wrote (37970)	10/8/2000 9:50:31 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

Joseph, CNBC should have a policy of having each guest disclose his/her credentials, past performance of their "recommendations", whether his employer is a market maker in the stock and or whether employer holds long or short positions and the date those positions were originally and last taken I agree that CNBC should require disclosure full disclosure, to the extent it is both reasonable and possible. Because brokerage houses like SSB are so large with many funds, it may be impossible to enforce a law that requires disclosure of whether they hold long or short positions and the date those positions were originally and last taken. As for the analysts, many here already know that they more often than not actually contrary indicators. We each have our favorite though, and probably are not as hard on the ones we agree with or who agree with our stocks being undervalued. My favorite is Sue Billat; I believe she has a good handle on the industry, partly because she worked in it at UTEK. BK